Chances are, if you’ve lived most of your life on the West Coast, it’s rare to hear about the history HBCU’s, no matter what background you come from. That’s unless, you’re heavily recruited or have a family legacy of attending any of the esteemed institutions, which are primarily located down south. Fortunately, over the years […]
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The University of California San Diego today announced that Rep. John Lewis, often called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” will offer the keynote address at the invitation-only UC San Diego All Campus Commencement June 16, 2018. UC San Diego, recognized as one of the top ten public universities
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Los Angeles, CA – January 12, 2018 – Sterling K. Brown, Mary J. Blige, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Issae Rae, Chadwick Boseman, Terry Crews, Yara Shahidi, Danai Gurira, Isaiah Washington, Jacob Latimore, Jay Pharoah, Jemele Hill, Josh Gad, Loretta Devine, Meta Golding, Michael Smith, Tyler James Williams, Sonequa Martin-Green, Judge Greg Mathis and Mike
Pictured: House of Panama was featured as one of the entries at the 2017 parade. The 38th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade will step off at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2018 and march its way down the Embarcadero in Downtown San Diego. This is one of the largest celebrations of its
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On January 13, 2018 HBCU Alumni San Diego presents the 4th Annual HBCU Expo. The annual event is open to K-12 and community college students and serve as host to alumni and admissions recruiters who will be onsite to share with students the rich history of our greatest jewels, Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The
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Happy Kwanzaa! As we begin to celebrate Kwanzaa each day we want to highlight the importance of the 7 core principles of Kwanzaa. Yesterday, we celebrated Umoja, or unity, which is about striving for and maintaining unity in the family, the community, the nation and people. The World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park kicked
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The NAACP announced today that prominent labor union organizer and leader William Lucy will be honored with the prestigious NAACP prominent labor union Chairman’s Award which is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National
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Washington University in St. Louis seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. Photo credit: Joe Angeles/WashingtonUniversity. Ten African Americans are included on the 2018 list of 32 exceptional American students who’ve been named Rhodes Scholars, Black Enterprise has reported. It is the highest number of students of African descent to
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15-year old Essynce Moore is the only African American teen author that has written three books that are mandatory readings for several school district curriculums including Hillside, NJ School District; Brooklyn, NY Charter School(s); and Orange, NJ School District. Her books are a part of a series that she created called The Middle School Chronicles.
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LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will premiere the eight-episode docu-series, “Released,” which features intimate, first-person narratives of formerly incarcerated men and women as they walk out of the prison doors for the first time to restart their lives. The series premieres on Saturday, September 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT after an all new episode
